♪ Escape by KrystalHana

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R E V I E W
ESCAPE
 
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         by KrystalHana
         F(x) || EXO || SeSul
         fanstasy | romance
         Chaptered | Completed
         Reviewed up to Chapter 18
         Reviewed by Chunkee__
 
Mama
       by EXO

Title (3/5):

Your title made me so curious. What were they escaping from? Who is behind all those trouble? What kind of drama will perk my interest? 

It was eye-catching at the same time, it wasn't. Escape. They would think of those questions above but they would actually click it because they got curious.

Appearance (3/5):

Dark-themed and mysterious. It was really nice and it explained at how the story is going to look like. 

Foreword/Description (8/10):

The description was nice. It plays a role to tell the readers what kind of plot you are going to do. And it literally means 'escape'. The character profiles were good too. You made them, it was uniform and it was really neat. The excerpt that you wrote below was really good too. It caught my eyes and I really wanted to check the story. 

Plot/Storyline (16/20):

The plot for me was really normal. It's about them being locked up in one huge and undestructible facility and they tried to get more members so that they could team up and escape. That's just basically it. But it was addicting to read because of how you wrote and described each and every situation.

I am the type of reader who is in for realistic events even though they have supernatural and fantasy genres which you brought out in your story. I clearly imagined everything little thing without your characters having supernatural powers. They would be like bunch of delinquents who were in some kind of major trouble and the facilitators wanted to drug them so that they could live a normal life like everyone. But they got sick of everything so they decided to escape.

The plot is amazing but it didn't really caught my attention. Addicting yes, but I got over it as soon as I finished it.

Character Development (26/30):

The way you explained the character's attitude was really an eye-opener for me. Luhan was the one who caught my attention. He was the all-knowing genius but was scarred by his past and tried to do it over again with absolutely no mistakes at all. It was breath-taking to see your characters come to life in your story and each and every one of them has balanced attention. It was a great and fresh start.

Use of Language / Mechanics (16/20):

"Ji- Sulli." He smiled but she wasn't, when it should be, "Ji- Sulli." He smiled but she didn't. (Chapter 1)

I think I got confused here. The reason why I used the word didn't, its because Sulli did not returned the favor, which is to smile back. 

 

When the boy was completely out of their sights did Sehun blink and broke his trance. (Chapter 2)

Now, this part was the one that caught me the most. Why did you put did in the middle? I had to read it all over again to completely understand it but I didn't get an answer. Can you please explain it to me? Because when you place did in the middle, it sounded like a question more than a statement. If I removed did, it would be more like:

When the boy was completely out of their sights, Sehun blinked and broke his trance. (Chapter 2)

 

"Yah! If you weren't being in trouble, then why did these two run away when they saw you." (Chapter 3)

You just need to put a question mark at the end of the sentence and you're good to go.

 

"You be careful too." when it should be, "You should be careful too."

I forgot what chapter this was but I placed should to put more emphasis on how important they are to one another. But it can also be:

"You, be careful too."

I placed a comma in between but it sounded more of an order than a caring plea.

 

Other than your mistakes up there, your vocabulary is breath-taking. It was nice to read. The way you placed difficult words and the words that is not used everyday with simpler words was a plus for me. The detailing was awesome too. You let your readers challenge themselves to imagine the place. Good job!

Flow (7/10):

It was steady but there were some parts where it was too fast. But you were able to sustain by using your words, I almost missed it, at how fast it became. You did a very great job on sustaining some parts and I really love how it progressed throughout your story.

Reader’s View / Enjoyment:

To tell you the truth, I absolutely love this genre. I love action, sci-fi, supernatural and fantasy. I love how you placed some scientific explaination in the story and I love science. It depends on the topic though. The way you used your words to portray their feelings and how everything made sense really hooked me up. It was great and I really hope you'll do a greater job in your sequel. *Ohorat!*

Final Score: (81/100)

Additional Comments:

I clearly stated everything up there so I don't have anything to say. Since your story is complete and you're working on your sequel and pre-sequeal of your story, I just want to say that you'll do a great job like what you did here in your story. I was really envious of your writing style and I really wished it was mine. LOL. I hope that you'll do a great job and produce more scientific explanations and add more fuel to the fire! By the way, if you think I have done a great job, how about an upvote for the shop to show your support and maybe spread the word?

 


Review Credit to Chunkee__ from ♪♫ Midnight Sonata Café ♫♪

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momodays09
im sorry for the delay. school is just ughh. I can't make any promises, but I will aim to finish the two reviews in progress by the end of the month x.x

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-caas-
#1
Hi. I'm starting a shops list and I want to add your shop/gallery/list/contest/roleplay :
Read the rules, complete this form , put it in the comments box for this link and you will be on the list.

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Author's link:
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Created:
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Info you want to add:
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Diviana #2
Chapter 39: Chapter 38: I am surprised you got to my review as quickly as you did. Thank you for the review, I will fix those grammar mistakes. I'll keep in mind to be more detailed as I write (that as has always been a problem of mine). I don't understand how my foreword was messy though. I'll credit later today.
JESLEN #3
Chapter 36: Hi thank you for this wonderful review. I agree with everything that was mentioned and I'll try my best to incorporate the suggestion. Yes, Haha, I think this was posted late because there were some things in the review that were not included in the story anymore :D Anyway, thank you very much for the review. 81 is still a decent score since I barely started the story. Credited ^_^
azxema
#4
Chapter 37: read the review.
wow, even though I'm lacking 72 is pretty much a decent marks right? right? lol
I guess I should not abandon and pay more attention to the little things such as the comma, I didn't know it'd make so much differences.
Thanks for the effort - really appreciate it. really.
overdosagexo #5
Chapter 28: Hello >< I am so sorry about this late reply... Yes, I would still like to read my review :) I apologize if this adds on to your burden...
Story: 包子 (Baozi)
aeterniti
#6
Chapter 34: Thank you for the review (and the feature - wow, I'm honored)! I read it well ^^
I actually like your way of thinking that Jongdae was inhaling the flames over and over again as atonement for his sins. The thought hadn't crossed my mind, haha XD
Ah, yes...Yixing XD To be quite honest, I just needed a ghost of his past, and since Yixing's my other bias.....X) Yeah, there was really no deep reason behind it being Yixing. Just personal preference, ahaha XD
But I'm glad that you enjoyed reading it while reviewing it ^^ I'm glad that I was able to convey the process of insanity in Jongdae to you, the reader. :)
AleatoryThinker #7
Chapter 33: Thank you for the review! I really appreciate the feedback. I'm seriously a dunce when it comes to titles as in I have no idea if the title is good or bad no matter how many times I think it over. In this case, I couldn't come up with anything that wouldn't give the assignment away, because, yeah, I'm not creative. Plus I'm not concise with words. A bad combination.

I'll definitely be on the lookout for those boring/lagging scene when I'm editing. The make-out scene was never planned so the suddeness makes sense. I'll either move it on the timeline or possibly cut it out. Making the character emotions is something I'll have to work a lot harder on, but I'm really glad the characters came off as realistic.

Once again, thank you for completing this review as it helps me a lot!
vexatious #8
Chapter 32: Thank you so much for the review! I haven't read it yet, but soon I will <3 I've already credited you in my foreword, so thank you so much again!
azxema
#9
Chapter 28: Not that person anymore's author here.
I wouldn't mind a late review, i'm not in a rush so yeah. I still want my review
vexatious #10
Chapter 28: Hi! Im sorry for the late response i havent been able to go online. Yes i would still want to read my request :)